From: Lenore Palladino, MoveOn.org Political Action
Dear MoveOn member,
Danger! Mitt Romney now leads President Obama 49% to 45% in the respected Pew Research poll.
And listen to this: Women are the key to this dramatic change, as Obama’s election-winning, 18-point lead among women voters was completely wiped out. Absolutely gone.1
It’s no wonder, given the stunning media silence lately on the dangers Romney represents for women’s rights and health. But we’ve got a great way to change all that and help get Obama’s lead back with women voters.
Scarlett Johansson, Eva Longoria, and Kerry Washington have teamed up with director Rob Reiner to make an absolutely knock-your-socks-off TV ad reminding American women of the terrible consequences of a Romney presidency.
It has the star power to cut through the noise and grab the media’s attention, but we need to raise $400,000 to run it during TV shows with lots of women viewers in key swing states like Florida and Ohio.
The seismic shift in the women’s vote toward Romney happened during a gaping media void on his terrible policies affecting American women—but we haven’t forgotten:
He called Roe v. Wade “one of the darkest moments in Supreme Court history,” and he could be appointing up to three Supreme Court justices.2
He would “get rid” of Planned Parenthood, let employers decide a woman’s contraception coverage, and let insurance companies charge women more.3
He picked Paul Ryan as his running mate—a man who tried to redefine rape in his efforts to limit a woman’s right to choose.4
We’ve got a way to help get the president’s lead back with women voters. And it means putting you together with stars of stage and screen Scarlett Johansson, Eva Longoria, and Kerry Washington.
Thanks for all you do.
–Lenore, Wes, Stephen, Joan, and the rest of the team
Sources:
1. “Romney erases Obama’s advantage among women in new poll,” The New York Post, October 9, 2012
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=282325&id=54390-21095459-vUkYqSx&t=4
2. “On Anniversary Of Roe, Romney Condemns Decision As ‘One Of The Darkest Moments In Supreme Court History,'” Think Progress, January 23, 2012
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=275560&id=54390-21095459-vUkYqSx&t=5
“Three Current Supreme Court Justices Will Turn 80 Before The End Of The Next Presidential Term,” Think Progress, February 6, 2012
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=282306&id=54390-21095459-vUkYqSx&t=6
3. “Mitt Romney On Planned Parenthood: We Will ‘Get Rid’ Of It,” The Huffington Post, March 13, 2012
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=274362&id=54390-21095459-vUkYqSx&t=7
“Amid confusion, Mitt Romney says he does support Blunt amendment,” The Boston Globe, March 1, 2012
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=282334&id=54390-21095459-vUkYqSx&t=8
“Romney health care law anniversary overshadowed,” CNN Political Ticker, April 12, 2012
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=275565&id=54390-21095459-vUkYqSx&t=9
“Gender Gap Persists in Cost of Health Insurance,” The New York Times, March 19, 2012
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=275566&id=54390-21095459-vUkYqSx&t=10
4. “How Todd Akin And Paul Ryan Partnered To Redefine Rape,” Think Progress, August 19, 2012
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=279207&id=54390-21095459-vUkYqSx&t=11